"We can confirm that Haradinaj has been indicted but we cannot give any other details," the spokeswoman for the ICTY prosecution, Florence Hartmann, said today.
Earlier in the day, Haradinaj said at a government session that he had received the indictment form The Hague and that he offered his resignation. Speaking to reporters after the government session, he said that he was travelling to The Hague on Wednesday to voluntarily surrender to the tribunal. Haradinaj, 36, was one of the leaders of the now defunct Kosovo Liberation Army during the 1998-99 war against Serb forces.
Commenting on Haradinaj's resignation, the UN Civil Administrator in Kosovo, Soren Jessen-Petersen welcomed his decision and called on Kosovo citizens to remain calm.
With this decision Haradinaj has placed Kosovo's interests before his own interests, the UN official said after Haradinaj informed him of his decision to resign and turn himself in to the tribunal.
Petersen praised Haradinaj for his contribution to the stabilisation of Kosovo, and called on citizens to refrain from any move that could halt the process aimed at defining Kosovo's final status.
Deputy Prime Minister Adem Salihaj said today that the government would remain stable and continue doing its job. He voiced hope that Haradinaj would prove his innocence before the UN court.